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So can identify the User, whether it is a message to Fake News

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Is it really true, what is there? What is the message true? Newspaper ducks, there was always, in times of Social Media, in part fast riding Fake News verb, it is important to be particularly skeptical if you message not want to go to such a wrong on the glue. With this method, Fake News, it’s easy to self-detect.

If something sounds too good to be true, then “it attracts a lot of people. People acting accordingly on Social Media with these content. Whether there is a truth behind it, one must, of course, always check,” explains Andre Wolf, one of the authors of “The Fake hunter” and press spokesman of the Association “Mimikama”, the news Agency spot on news. Wolf is a “Mimikama” against Internet abuse. Currently, he and his colleagues reach around 900,000 Social Media Fans and capturing about 38 million page views in a year.

Six important steps

But how easy is it to detect as a user of Fake News? “We have created this is actually a small process that you can internalize with just a little Practice,” says Wolf.

“1. The own point of view. What do I expect? How receptive I content?”

“2. Biased/manipulated/able to detect incorrect content. Narrative, and certain forms of fraud. It is important to be able to suspicious.”

“3. Sender verification. Imprint note. Who’s writing there, anyway?”

“4. Content Checking (source analysis)”

“5. Pictures of check (images, search, Videos, feasible)”

“6. Experts do not question”

“we work also,” says Wolf. “That can actually create any and it is, unfortunately, also become necessary. To this end, we now offer educational lectures and Workshops.”

some sample questions

the User should be aware of, with what expectations you go to a message and how to record messages. Next you should check whether there are sources for a claim in a corresponding article, and how trustworthy they are. The following sample questions show what the points can sometimes contribute to the Expose of a Fake News:

to Be shown facts sufficient and explained? A page, for example, is known for a certain amount of Opinion – especially when it comes to policy, or similar content? There is a real imprint, or is it understandable, who is the author? Other reports in the media about the topic? Photos used can, for example, with a reverse images search on Google?

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